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Rowland Hazard or order, three years from date with interest at the rate of seven
per cent per annum payable, the same annually. — Now Therefore, if I the said
William M. Tucker do hereby constitute and appoint the said Rowland Hazard steward, his
heirs executors administrator, and assigns my attorneys irrevocable with full power of
substitution and revocation, for me and on my behalf in my own name or in those names or
at any time in any office or default shall be made in the payment of the said principal or of the said
annual interest as therein above or described shall be made the covenants of Insurance
for the premises contained, and such default or breach shall continue for the term
of ten days to sell at Public Auction the Premises aforesaid or any part
thereof, of the first giving, at the expiration of the paid term of ten days, twenty
days notice of sale either in the name or in those names to make,
execute, seal acknowledg, and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers
thereof any Deed or Deeds that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or
purchasers a full and absolute estate in the simple tenure, and
or sale thereof, having the voting power on said Attorneys power to continue
or adjourn such sale from time to time to authorize my said
Attorneys to receive the amount the same may be sold for, and after the
payment of all expenses incident to such sale or sales, to collect, deliver and suf-
ficiently discharge the same towards the payment of the amount of principal
and until said note hereby secure, I hereby warranting that in case of
a sale default in the payment of said sum aforesaid interest, or for
breach of said Covenants of Insurance, the principal of said note shall
be deemed due and payable all on the day of such sale accounting to me
or my heirs or assigns for all sums above and after accounting the amount of
liabilities apportioning and confirming such sale or sales as may be
made or caused to be made by virtue hereof.
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Know all men by these presents that whereas William Bringhurst of the Town of Westerly
County of Washington & State of Rhode Island, the 18th day of May AD 1844 execute a
certain mortgage deed to the said Rowland Hazard with the purpose to secure the payment of
a certain note bearing the same date for the sum of two hundred dollars, which mortgage deed is
recorded in the Land evidence of the Town of Kingston, book 50 page 361 & 361
and whereas, also the said William Bringhurst did write 9th day of September AD 1846
execute a certain other Mortgage deed to Mr Richard W. Stormy to secure the
payment of another note bearing same date, which mortgage deed is recorded in same book as the
one mentioned at page 488. And whereas, the said William Bringhurst has
now fully paid & discharged both of the said notes, together with all the interest due upon
them, Therefore, I Rowland Hazard of the town of South Kingston, County of
Washington & State of Rhode Island, the Conveyor Noted in the first mortgage deed of
John W. Stormy hereby declare & acknowledge the above described mortgages deed
to be fully cancelled & discharged, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal this 18th day of March AD 1846
R. G. Hazard. L.S.
Signed sealed & delivered
in presence of
R. Hazard
Signed, sealed & delivered
R. G. Hazard. L.S.
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State of Rhode Island, Washington County SS.
South Kingston. March 24th 1846. Personally appeared Rowland G.
Hazard and acknowledged the foregoing to be his free act and deed and his hand
and seal thereto affixed. Before me, J. H. Brown, Public Notary.
Recorded May 29th 1846
Witness Richard Cross Town Clerk for p. & f. c. c.